Smoke E. Digglera

Infobox musical artist
Name = Smoke E. Digglera


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Background = solo-singer
Birth_name = Juwan Peacock
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Origin = Louisville, Kentucky
Instrument = Keyboard
Genre = R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop
Occupation = MC, Singer-Songwriter, Musician, DJ
Years_active = 1993 - present
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Associated_acts = Playa, Jodeci, Aaliyah, Timbaland, Magoo, Missy Elliot
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Smoke E. Digglera (b. February 15, 1977) is an American musician.

Biography

Smoke E. Digglera was born Jawann Peacock on February 15, 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky. At an early age, he showed a strong interest in music. He began composing music after receiving a keyboard as a Christmas present. He eventually taught himself how to play the piano.

In the early 90s he became a member of a group known as Playa. After an impromptu performance for Jodeci member, Devante Swing, Playa joined the ranks of many other up-and-coming musicians known collectively as "Da Bassment". These musicians included Missy Elliott, Ginuwine,Tweet,and Timbaland and Magoo; many of which made a cameo appearance in Jodeci's Love U 4 Life video and Devante's Gin and Juice remix.

Despite the hard work that was put into the music that they created, Playa left Da Bassment upon the departure of the other musical acts mainly due to an increasingly hostile environment caused by Devante. In the mid-90s, Playa reunited with Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and Ginuwine to form their own version of the da bassment, which was sometimes referred to as "the supafriends". The supafriends consisted of Playa, Ginuwine, Timbaland and Magoo, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, and Nicole Wray. On March 24, 1998, Playa's first and only album, Cheers 2 U was released under the Def Soul label. Then known as "Smokey", Smoke E. produced and co-wrote the majority of the album's material. Creative differences with the Def Soul label left Playa in a bad position. After 1998, all of the new songs recorded by the group were contributions to various soundtracks such as Dr. Dolittle , Exit Wounds, Blue Streak and Romeo Must Die. It is rumored that another album was either recorded or was in the process of being recorded. Playa did release their third single "Never Too Late" from this rumored album in 2003.

Each of the members of Playa decided to try his hand at a solo career as opposed to trying to pursue music as a group. Smoke established his own record label and has released two independent albums as of 2008. He is, currently, finishing his 3rd album, The Truth In The Booth. He also signed Gardelino / G.No aka The Latin Bird, a French artist with a background in Italian and Spanish as well as French. The two are working on G.No aka The Latin Bird's album, due out in 2008.

Smoke recently appeared at an event in Louisville to honor his late friend/Playa bandmate Static Major.

Videography

Smoke E. appears in the following music videos:
*"Brand New", Sista
*"Love U 4 Life", Jodeci
*"Gin and Juice" remix by Devante Swing
*"Luv 2 Luv U", Timbaland and Magoo
*"Up Jumps Da Boogie", Timbaland and Magoo
*"Here We Come", Timbaland
*"Make It Hot", Nicole Wray
*"Same Ole' G", Ginuwine
*"We At It Again", Timbaland and Magoo
*"Miss You", Aaliyah
*"Are You That Somebody", Aaliyah

References

External links

*myspace|smokedigglera